Digital BW, The Print

>I'm looking at the Epson 1280 and 2200; they both print the size I want and
I can get the MIS inks for >them, too. The price difference has me leaning
toward the 1280 but if there is significant improvement by >going with the
2200, I would consider that option.

>Any advice you have to offer will be appreciated.


I own both printers. I use MIS VM inks in the 1280 and Epson color inks in
the 2200 for color and for occasional BO printing.. I see no consistent,
discernable difference in the quality (tonal range and gradations,
"sharpness," and d max) of the prints from either one, they both do an
excellent job.This is based on observation, not from scientific tests or
study with a loupe.

Of course I'm comparing color to MIS b&w and BO to MIS b&w. Differences
might be more apparent if the comparisons were more exact. The 2200 is a
better color printer than the 1280 from the standpoint of ink permanence and
QTR seems to offer an inexpensive way to use the same inks for b&w and color
so if you had any thoughts at all of ever doing color that might tip the
scales to the 2200.  However, from reading all the questions and answers
here about QTR it looks to me as though you almost need to be a computer
programmer to install it and I'm not so I haven't tried that. If you have no
thoughts at all of ever doing color I'd probably get the 1280 just because
of the price difference. If physical size of the printer is relevant at all
to you, the 2200 is considerably larger than the 1280.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Ryan" <kt.ryan@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 7:40 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Printer recommendations, please


Good morning....

I have been trying to follow the discussions here as a way of learning more
about B&W digital printing. I admit I'm pretty much lost on lots of the
technical details regarding inks, curves, QTR, RIP and the other acronyms
floating around. But I'm learning!

I currently have an Epson RX500 all-in-one that I use to print my photos.
They are pretty good but I want better and bigger. I would like to print up
to 11x14 which is what my preferred size was in the wet darkroom. And I
would like to get rid of, or at least control, the slight color cast I get
on the RX500 prints.

I'm looking at the Epson 1280 and 2200; they both print the size I want and
I can get the MIS inks for them, too. The price difference has me leaning
toward the 1280 but if there is significant improvement by going with the
2200, I would consider that option.

Any advice you have to offer will be appreciated.

Kathy



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